State Government

The General Assembly passed a new firearms bill Monday night. Legislators say House Bill 562 has come a long way since the House’s earlier controversial versions. In addition to full Republican support, the gun bill got favorable votes from seven Senate Democrats when it passed on Monday night. But Orange County Democrat Valerie Foushee was […]

Thirteen thousand people have signed a petition asking Governor Pat McCrory to order the DMV to stop producing Confederate flag license plates. Members from two left-leaning advocacy groups had a special delivery for Governor Pat McCrory Thursday morning. “A few of us from Progress NC and NC Action delivered 13,000 petition signatures to the governor’s office […]

A bill making it more difficult to remove or relocate state monuments, including Confederate monuments, passed the legislature Tuesday. The shooting of nine African Americans at Emanuel AME in Charleston prompted the removal of Confederate flags and monuments from public spaces throughout the south. But several weeks before the Charleston shooting, the North Carolina Senate passed […]

The case against a set of voting laws passed by the General Assembly in 2013 begins Monday in federal court. The U.S. Department of Justice and civil rights groups, including the North Carolina NAACP, took issue with a series of voting laws the General Assembly passed in 2013. The Voter Information Verification Act, or House Bill […]

The Supreme Court has issued a ruling in favor of independent redistricting commissions in Arizona. In a 5-4, ruling the United States Supreme Court ruled citizens in Arizona did not remove power from state lawmakers by voting to establish an independent redistricting commission, according to Jane Pinsky – Director of the North Carolina Coalition for […]

The state Senate’s proposed budget would scrap the requirement that 15-to-17-year-olds have to complete driver’s education in order to get a learner’s permit. That would mean young drivers, like everyone else, could get a learner’s permit after the vision and multiple choice tests. In place of driver’s ed., the proposed budget increases both the number […]

Chatham County officials have reached an agreement with Duke Energy on parameters of storing coal ash at a clay mine in the county. A deal was struck between the county and the energy giant after weeks of negotiations, according to officials. Chatham County Manager Charlie Horne says the county’s focus was getting the best arrangement […]

The North Carolina House has overturned Governor Pat McCrory’s veto of Senate Bill 2. After leaving the vote on the House calendar for more than a week, Republican Speaker Tim Moore called for a vote on Thursday. GOP Representative Skip Stam asked the vote to be taken with no debate. Representative Graig Meyer told WCHL’s […]

Both chambers of the North Carolina legislature have passed a bill with a number of measures related to the sale of alcohol. If the bill becomes law, one of those measures will allow North Carolina distilleries to sell their alcoholic products for consumption off premises. Hear the story below: Visitors to Top of the […]

After Governor Pat McCrory vetoed legislation last week that would make it legal for magistrates and registers of deeds to opt out of performing marriages based on religious beliefs against same-sex marriage, the state Senate overrode the veto. Now it is up to the House. Representative Graig Meyer spoke with WCHL’s Blake Hodge about the […]

Google, Apple and Facebook sent a letter to North Carolina legislators urging them not to change the state’s renewable energy laws. State representatives are considering a bill that green energy advocates say would negatively impact the renewable energy sector. The tech giants’ letter urges legislators not to adopt House Bill 332. The proposed legislation would make […]

A recently proposed NC Senate Bill would require all professors in the UNC System to teach at least eight classes per academic year. This legislation, if passed into law, would especially impact research universities like UNC-Chapel Hill where many professors teach fewer classes in order to conduct research. UNC Faculty Chair Bruce Cairns says that […]

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